Category Archives: Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

Today I’m recovering from Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon. It was a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to the next one in October. I read for two charities: A public library and 4Paws Rescue Team. While I did not raise a ton of money, I feel good about what I did accomplish. I even managed to finish Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore, but I’m going to wait until tomorrow to write the review because while I did not make it through the full 24 hours, I did make it to 4am. I am now operating on about 6 hours of sleep. My schedule’s little off.

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I am currently reading The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart.

If you would like to check out 4Paws Rescue Team click below. You can even make a donation if you like.

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I’m participating in Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-A-Thon 2012. It’s taking place tomorrow April 21, 2012 and I start reading at 8 am. Want to know more about it? Check it out here. My reading list so far includes:

Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore (I hope to finish this one.)

The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Lifeboat No. 8 by Elizabeth Kate

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Turned At Dusk by C.C. Hunter

Short Friday by Isaac Bashevis Singer

And I have several additional books to choose from. In this event, variety is key. I’m going for a mix of short stories, young adult books, and quick reads in addition to the novels. The only book I hope to finish is Sacré Bleu. I also have a variety of snacks on hand and I plan on having a pizza delivered. Also, I will get up from the couch frequently for short breaks and I have the laser light primed for the cats so I can play laser tag with them during my breaks. How will you manage this read-a-thon?

Hour 1:Finished Taken at Dusk. Getting a snack.

Hour 3: Into Good Omens kitten asleep on my lap.

Hour 4: Switching to Short Friday for at least one short story.

Hour 6.5: Read two short stories in Short Friday, ate lunch, patted the cats. Now back to Sacre Bleu.

Hour: 8.5: Cruising along on Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore. Going to order pizza or something.

Hour 11: Wow! I’m really into Sacre Bleu now. It really got rolling. And it is now raining heavily.

Hour 15.5: I did it! I finished Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore.

Special Update:

BookJourney has pointed out that I do not have a link to one of my causes which is 4Paws Rescue Team. Here is a pretty graphic and link. (The other is a private library.)